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May 12, 2026
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was a World War II military campaign launched by Allied forces in April 1945 to cross the Rhine River and secure a foothold in Nazi Germany. It involved extensive aerial and ground assaults, successfully leading to the capture of the Rhine’s eastern bank. The operation played a crucial role in the Allied advance towards Berlin.
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November 16, 2022
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot was a 20th-Century Cambodian dictator who implemented genocidal measures to enforce conformity, ultimately causing an estimated 20% of citizens to perish.
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November 15, 2022
Medgar Evers: Civil Rights Activism and Assassination
Medgar Evers was a WWII veteran and civil rights activist who worked as an NAACP field secretary in Mississippi before he was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith.
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November 14, 2022
Selma’s Bloody Sunday
On Sunday, March 7th, 1965, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., and some 600 protestors marched toward Montgomery before being violently disbanded by police.
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November 10, 2022
Benedict Arnold: Revolutionary War Patriot Commits Treason
Benedict Arnold was a heroic Patriot during the Revolutionary War but felt unappreciated and overlooked for his contributions, leading him to negotiate treason with the British in exchange for money and power.
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November 9, 2022
Cold War: Mutually-Assured Destruction, Proxy Wars, and More
The Cold War was a 45-year period when the Soviet Union and the United States repeatedly faced the threat of mutually-assured nuclear annihilation including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and numerous proxy wars.
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November 8, 2022
The Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens consists of four hills atop the Attica plateau and has been occupied for thousands of years, destroyed during times of war, and rebuilt during times of Greek prosperity.
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November 7, 2022
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower served in WWI and WWII, among other military engagements, before becoming President in 1953 with running mate Richard M. Nixon and serving two terms in office.
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